Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Heather Burke
Amy Roberts
Mick Morrison
Vanessa Sullivan
River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 145-179
Description
Analysis of early contact along the Overland Stock Route using accounts by explorers and overlanders, police and volunteer police parties, and later travellers.
Spatial Distribution of Lead in Soil and Sediment in Iqaluit, Northwest Territories and Links With Human Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Liisa Peramaki
Description
Geography Thesis (M.E.S.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 1997.
Speaking of Ralph: An Interview with Ingrid Wendt
Articles » General
Author/Creator
A Robert Lee
Transmotion, vol. 6, no. 1, Ralph Salisbury, June 21, 2020, pp. 170-240
Description
Author interviews Ingrid Wendt, widow of the late Ralph Salisbury, about his writing, his teaching, his identity and legacy, and their life together as writers.
Speaking Out: Housing Issues of Youth in Nunavik
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olivia Ikey
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 261-267
Description
A discussion about the Inuit housing point system and the relationship between housing and employment for Inuit youth.
Speaking Out: Introductory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olivia Ikey
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Builiding and Dwelling in Inuit Nunangat, 2020, pp. 3-9
Description
A transcript of Olivia Ikey's introduction at the 2019 Inuit Studies Conference 2019.
Special Bibliography: Natalie Curtis (1875-1921)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Rahkonen
Ethnomusicology, vol. 42, no. 3, Autumn, 1998, pp. 511-522
Description
Reports on the scholarly works of the noted expert on Native American music and folklore in the south west area of the United States.
Special Committee for the Disabled
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Davidee Arnakak
Inuktitut, no. 82, 1997, pp. 41-43
Description
Describes the formation and membership of the committee, intended to help improve programming in Pangnirtung, NU.
Special Education Pre-Referrals in One Public School Serving Native American Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen E. Squires
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 55, no. 2, Summer, 2016, pp. 4-27
Description
Looks at the over-representation of Indigenous students being labelled as requiring special needs education.
Special Program For Mental Health In Underserviced Populations
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, January/February 1997, pp. 25-26
Description
Describes the goals of special program, Nations For Mental Health, including increased awareness and promotion of collaborative strategies.
Special Report by the Québec Ombudsman: Detention Conditions, Administration of Justice and Crime Prevention in Nunavik
Alternate Title
Assessment of Follow-Up to Recommendations from the Special Report by the Québec Ombudsman: Detention Conditions, Administration of Justice and Crime Prevention in Nunavik
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robin Aubut-Fréchette
Joëlle McLaughlin
Karine Tremblay
Merlin Voghel
Description
Related Material: Assessment of Follow-Up to Recommendations.
Special Vessel: Master Builder Crafts One-Of-A-Kind Canoe
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Knapp
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, p. 12
Description
Briefly describes a reproduction of a Montreal style canoe used by the North West Company.
Specific Patterns of Food Consumption and Preparation Are Associated with Diabetes and Obesity in a Native Canadian Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joel Gittelsohn
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Stewart B. Harris
Robert Harris-Giraldo ... [et al.]
Journal of Nutrition, vol. 128, no. 3, March 1998, pp. 541-547
Description
Study examined the relationship between patterns of food intake and fattiness of food preparation and occurrence of the two conditions in northwestern Ontario.
The Spectre in the Archive: Truth, Reconciliation, and Indigenous Archival Memory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.J. Ghaddar
Archivaria, vol. 82, Fall, 2016, pp. 3-26
Description
Explores two court cases related to archival records and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada. Archival records are created and shaped with a colonial imprint for the constitution of a settler archival memory.
Speculative States: Citizenship Criteria, Human Rights, and Decolonial Legal Norms in Gerald Vizenor’s The Heirs of Columbus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Uzendoski
Extrapolation, vol. 57, no. 1-2, 2016, pp. 21-50
Description
Critical paper which uses international Human Rights Law to examine the legal arguments made by Vizenor in his 1991 novel; discusses the relationship between Indigenous speculative fictions (SF) and international law at the end of the twentieth century.
Speech by Dr. Roland Chrisjohn Member of Iroquois Confederacy (Oneida), Healer ("Psychologist')
Alternate Title
Residential Schools as Genocide: Uncovering the Truth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roland Chrisjohn
Description
Excerpts from speech given in Edmonton about genocide of the Aboriginal Peoples through the residential schools.
Speech to the British Columbia Legislature, December 2, 1998
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Gosnell
BC Studies, no. 120, The Nisgaa Treaty, Winter, 1998/1999, pp. 5-10
Description
Speech given by Joseph Gosnell about the Nisga'a Treaty.
Speech Variations in First Nations Kindergarten Children Across Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Laurie
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (MIDST)--University of New Brunswick, 2016.
"Spider Woman's Granddaughter": Autobiographical Writings by Native American Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah E. Turner
MELUS, vol. 22, no. 4, Ethnic Autobiography, Winter, 1997, pp. 109-132
Description
Illustrates that women's writings must not only deal with the marginalization of being Aboriginal, but with the further marginalization of being female.
Spinning Violence: Examining Competing Discourses of State Force and Indigenous Identity in Mi'kma'ki, 2013
Theses
Author/Creator
Derek Antoine
Description
Communication Thesis (PhD) -- Carleton University, 2020.
Spirit Bear and Children Make History: Based on a True Story
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Eddy Robinson
Description
Young children's about the long fight for equal funding for First Nations' education before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.
Spirit Guide to Third Falls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn LaFevers Evans
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 1, no. 2, December 2016, pp. 77-81
Description
Poem.
Spirit of the Grassroots People : Seeking Justice for Indigenous Survivors of Canada's Colonial Education System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Raymond Mason
The Spirit of the Masters: Northwest Coast Art in the Contemporary Period, Since 1965
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Steven C. Brown
Description
Curator's essay from catalogue for the exhibition Native Visions: Evolution in Northwest Coast Art from the Eighteenth Through the Twentieth Century by Steven C. Brown.
Spirits of Blood, Spirits of Breath: The Twinned Cosmos of Indigenous America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Alice Mann
Spirits of the Rockies: Reasserting an Indigenous Presence in Banff National Park
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Johnathan Clapperton
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 160-161
Description
Book review of: Spirits of the Rockies by Courtney Mason.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 160.
Spirituality and the Reclamation of Lakota Masculinity in Chris Eyre's Skins (2002)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter L. Bayers
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 3, Summer, 2016, pp. 191-215
Description
Discusses the characters Rudy and his brother Mogie from the Pine Ridge Reservation in the film adapted from book by Adrian C. Louis.
Spirometric Reference Equations For First Nations Children and Adolescents Living in Rural Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Rifat Zahan
Description
Collaborative Biostatistics Program, School of Public Health Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
Spork
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 136-144
Description
Short Story
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
Spudwrench: Kahnawake Man
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Randy Horne
Description
Ironworker describes the dangers as a Mohawk construction worker and the 1990 Oka crisis.
Duration: 57:50.
St. Mary's Indian Band v. Cranbrook (City), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 657
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Presents a definition by the Supreme Court of Canada of what a reserve is with an amendment to include "designated lands."
Stabilizing Indigenous Languages
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jerry Lipka
International Journal of the Sociology of Language, no. 132, 1998, pp. 203-208
Description
Book review of: Stabilizing Indigenous Languages edited by Gina Cantoni.
The Staff of Leadership: Indian Authority in the Missions of Alta California
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven W. Hackel
William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 2, 3rd series, April 1997, pp. 347-376
Description
Describes the conversion and control of Aboriginal people by Franciscans; analyzes and identifies leadership selection patterns and the role of leaders in relation to the missions.
Staged Savagery: Archibald Meston and His Indigenous Exhibits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith McKay
Paul Memmott
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 181-203
Description
Focuses on the "Aboriginal expert" and showman's activities, including the Wild Australia Show and Meston's Wild Australia.
Staking Our Claim: Reform of Northern Mining Law
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kevin O'Reilly
Northern Perspective, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall-Winter, 1998-99
Description
Discusses mining legislation and policy in the Northwest Territories.
Standards-Based Teaching Reform in Zuni Pueblo Middle and High Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie S. Dalton
Daniel G. Youpa
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue, 1998, pp. 55-68
Description
Looks at a school reform project that studies effective instructional practices for Native American students in the Zuni Public School District, New Mexico.
Stanley Middleton's Response to Assimilation Policy in His Fight for Aboriginal People's Equality, 1948-62
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angela Lapham
Aboriginal History, vol. 40, 2016, pp. 27-64
Description
Focuses on the attitudes of the most senior public servant responsible for the administration of Western Australia's Aboriginal population and his role as an advocate for citizenship rights, access to social security benefits, housing and education.
The Star People
Alternate Title
iGrow Readers
Documents & Presentations
Description
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.
State of Indigenous Business: A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Indigenous Business Sector
Alternate Title
Supply Nation Research Report ; no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supply Nation
The State of Indigenous Research in Canada: A Review of Canadian University Graduate and Post-Graduate Theses, 2010-2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Gordey
Description
Study delves into which of the 25 Indigenous research themes has been under-explored.
Geography Thesis (B.A.)--Laurentian University, 2016.
The State of Reconciliation in Australia: Our History, Our Story, Our Future
E-Books
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Australia
The State of Reconciliation in Australia: Our History, Our Story, Our Future: Summary
E-Books
Author/Creator
Reconciliation Australia
State of the Inner City [2016]: Reconciliation Lives Here
Alternate Title
A Marathon Not a Sprint: Reconciliation and Organizations in Winnipeg's Inner City
Bringing Our Community Back: Grassroots and Reconciliation in Winnipeg's Inner City
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Niigaan Sinclair]
[Tamara Margaret Dicks]
[Timothy Maton]
Description
Focuses on Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The State of Women's Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada: Key Findings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Schwan
Alicia Versteegh
Melissa Perri
Rachel Caplan
Khulud Baig .. [et al.]
Description
Related Material: Literature Review.
The State of Women’s Housing Need & Homelessness in Canada: Literature Review
Alternate Title
Homelessness and Housing Need amongst Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Schwan
Alicia Versteegh
Melissa Perri
Rachel Caplan
Khulud Baig … [et al.]
Description
See chapter 8: Homelessness and Housing Need amongst Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse Peoples.
Related material: Key Findings.
The State, the Academy and Indigenous Justice: A Counter-Colonial Critique
Theses
Author/Creator
Juan Marcellus Tauri
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2016
Statement From Australian And New Zealand Psychiatrists In Response To Recent Political Events
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, May/June 1997, p. 2
Description
Statement comments on how systematic racism directly contributes to a two decade shortfall in life expectancy for Indigenous Australians.
Statement of Reconciliation: Learning from the Past
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 28, no. 1, spring, 1998, p. 8, 19
Description
Government of Canada recognizes its past mistakes and wants to find ways to achieve shared goals in the future.
Statement of Treaty Issues: Treaties as a Bridge to the Future
Documents & Presentations
Description
Background and results of exploratory treaty discussions conducted in Saskatchewan under the auspices of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner.
Statement on Draft Terms of Reference for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela Cameron
Shelagh Day
Sharon McIvor
Alex Neve
Pamela Palmater
Kent Roach
Description
Provides an analysis of the Terms of Reference.